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Act
44 of 1970
Amended by
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Index of Subsidiary Legislation
Page
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Firearms Regulations (GN 31/1971) … … … … … 44
Note on Adaptation
Certain fees in this Chapter were increased by the Commission under paragraph 4 of the
Second Schedule to the Law Revision Act (Ch. 3:03). Where this occurs, a marginal reference
in the form normally indicating an amendment is made to LN 51/1980 (the Legal Notice by
which the President’s approval was signified).
Note on Act No. 3 of 2004
LN 98/2004 brought Act No. 3 of 2004 into operation on May 31, 2004 with respect to the
amendments made to this Act by the said Act No. 3 of 2004 with the exception of that part
of section 10 which inserted section 13B and that part of section 18(a) which inserted
section 28(1B). These sections, namely, section 13B and 28(1B) will come into operation
at a later date to be fixed by the President by Proclamation.
Note on Act No. 2 of 2011
LN 23/2011 brought Act No. 2 of 2011 into operation on 25th February 2011 with respect
to amendments made to this Act by Act No. 2 of 2011. Further, Act No. 2 of 2011 repealed
section 28(1B) which was never brought into operation.
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FIREARMS ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
1. Short title.
PRELIMINARY
2. Interpretation.
3. Declaration of restricted person.
4. Exercise of Commissioner’s functions.
PART I
POSSESSION, SALE, TRANSFER AND USE OF
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
5. Interpretation of Part I.
6. Possession with licences only—Saving.
7. Exemptions.
8. Carrying firearm or ammunition in public place.
9. Offences relating to selling or transferring firearms or ammunition.
10. Special offence as to possession of firearms in certain circumstances.
11. Restrictions relating to the discharge of firearms, etc.
12. Penalty for possessing firearms or ammunition with intent to injure.
13. Penalty for use and possession of firearm or imitation firearms in
certain circumstances.
13A. Trespassing with a firearm.
13B. Possession of firearm whilst under the influence of dangerous drugs.
14. Penalty for use of firearms or ammunition in contravention of terms
or conditions of licences, etc.
15. Prohibition on manufacture, etc., of firearm or ammunition.
PART II
LICENCES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
16. Provisional licence.
16A. Application for Firearm User’s Licence.
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS—Continued
SECTION
17. General provisions as to grant and issue of licences, certificates and
permits.
18. Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate.
19. General provisions as to licences, certificates and permits.
20. Amendment of licences, certificates and permits.
21. Revocation of licences, certificates and permits.
21A. Appeals.
21B. Restrictions on domestic violence offender holding Firearm User’s
Licence.
21C. Firearms register.
22. Power to call in firearms and ammunition.
THE FIREARMS APPEAL BOARD
22A. Establishment of Board.
22B. Composition.
22C. Disqualification.
22D. Terms and Conditions.
22E. Oath.
22F. Resignation.
22G. Revocation of appointment.
22H. Procedure.
22I. Staff.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
23. Special restrictions upon holders of Firearm Dealer’s Licences.
24. Restrictions relating to gunsmiths.
25. Notice to be displayed by licensees.
26. Records and returns.
26A. Database.
PART III
POWER OF SEARCH AND TO OBTAIN INFORMATION
27. Carrying of firearms and ammunition in public places—power of
police as to.
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SECTION
28. Report of loss or theft of firearm or ammunition, etc.
29. Power to stop and search vehicles.
30. Search warrants.
PART IV
IMPORTATION OF FIREARMS, ETC.
31. Restrictions on importation and exportation of firearms and
ammunition.
32. Travellers to make declaration of firearms and ammunition.
33. Permission to take firearm abroad.
34. Special offence relating to firearms on aircraft or vessel.
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
35. Controlled delivery.
36. Regulations.
37. Service of notices.
38. Forfeiture and disposal by Court.
39. Appropriate fee.
40. Custody of firearms and ammunition.
41. Evidence.
SCHEDULE.
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*See Note on Act No. 3 of 2004 at page 2.
44 of 1970.
*Commencement.
200/1970.
Short title.
Interpretation.
[3 of 2004].
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FIREARMS ACT
An Act respecting Firearms and Ammunition.
[1ST JANUARY 1971]
1. This Act may be cited as the Firearms Act.
PRELIMINARY
2. (1) In this Act—
“ammunition” means—
(a) ammunition for any firearm of any kind;
(b) every shell, cartridge case, bomb, hand grenade,
bullet or like missile, whether containing any
explosive or gas or chemical or not, and whether
intended to be discharged from or by any gun
or other propelling or releasing instrument or
mechanism or not, except missiles which can be
used only for the purpose of extinguishing fires;
(c) every part of any such shell, cartridge case,
bomb, hand grenade, bullet or missile, whether
such shell, cartridge case, bomb, hand grenade,
bullet or missile may have been completely
formed at any time or not;
(d) every fuse, percussion cap, or priming cap,
adapted, or prepared for the purpose of causing
the propulsion of or exploding any shell, bomb,
hand grenade, bullet or other projectile;
(e) every bullet clip or cartridge clip;
(f) any explosive when enclosed in any case or
contrivance adapted or prepared so as to form a
cartridge, charge or complete round for any
firearm or any other weapon, or to form any
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tube for firing explosives, or to form a
detonator, or a projectile, which can be used
(whether singly or in suitable combinations) as,
or in connection with, a missile;
(g) everything declared by Order of the President to
be ammunition;
“artillery” means any cannon, howitzer, mortar or flame-thrower;
“automatic firearm” means any firearm so designed or adapted
that if pressure is applied to the trigger missiles continue to
be discharged until pressure is removed from the trigger or
until the magazine containing the missiles is empty;
“cannon” means a firearm that requires mounting and fires
explosive shells or projectiles;
“certificate” means a certificate under this Act;
“Commissioner of Police” or “Commissioner” means the person
appointed to hold or to act in the office of Commissioner of
Police in accordance with section 123 of the Constitution;
“competent authority” means the Commissioner of Police, the
Comptroller of Customs and Excise, the Chief Immigration
Officer or the Chief of Defence Staff;
“controlled delivery” means the technique of allowing illicit or
suspect consignments of firearms, ammunition and other
related materials to pass out of, through, or into the territory
of one or more States, with the knowledge and under the
supervision of the competent authorities, with a view to
identifying persons involved in the commission of offences
under this Act;
“firearm” means any lethal barrelled weapon from which
ammunition can be discharged or any prohibited weapon,
and includes any component part of any such weapon and
any accessory to any such weapon designed or adapted to
diminish the noise or flash caused by firing the weapon, but
does not include any air rifle, air gun, or air pistol, of a type
prescribed by Order made by the President and of a calibre
so prescribed;
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Ch. 15:03.
“Firearm Dealer’s Licence” means a licence authorising the
holder thereof to buy or sell or buy and sell at such place as
may be specified in the licence firearms or ammunition of
such type as may be so specified;
“Firearm Disposal Permit” means a permit authorising the
holder thereof to dispose of the firearm or ammunition
specified therein;
“Firearm Import Permit” means a permit authorising the holder
thereof during such period as may be specified therein to
import into Trinidad and Tobago from such source as may
be specified therein such firearms or ammunition as may be
so specified;
“Firearm User’s Licence” means a licence authorising the holder
thereof subject to the terms and conditions specified in the
licence, to be in possession of the firearm or ammunition
so specified;
“Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate” means a certificate
issued pursuant to section 18;
“Flame-thrower” includes a tube or container capable of
directing a sustained flame for any distance;
“Gunsmith’s Licence” means a licence authorising the holder
thereof to carry on the business of repairing, testing or
proving firearms or ammunition or such other business
incidental to the foregoing as is permitted by the licence at
such premises as may be specified in the licence;
“howitzer” includes a firearm designed for high angle firing of
shells at low velocity;
“licence” means a licence under this Act;
“mortar” includes a small bore, muzzle-loading high angle of fire
firearm or a firearm for firing of shells at high angles;
“officer of Customs” means any officer within the meaning of
section 2 of the Customs Act;
“permit” means a permit under this Act;
“police officer” has the same meaning as in the Police Service
Act, and includes a member of the Special Reserve Police
established under the Special Reserve Police Act;
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Declaration of
restricted
person.
Exercise of
Commissioner’s
functions.
“prohibited weapon” means—
(a) any artillery or automatic firearm;
(b) any grenade, bomb or other like missile; or
(c) any weapon of whatever description or design
which is adapted for the discharge of any
noxious liquid, gas or other thing;
“public place” means any place to which at the material time the
public has access;
“Regulations” mean Regulations made under this Act;
“restricted person” means any person who has at any time within
five years next before the event in relation to which the term
is used—
(a) been declared by a Court pursuant to section 3
to be a restricted person; or
(b) been convicted of an offence involving violence
and sentenced to a term of imprisonment
exceeding three months;
“sell” includes exchange or to exchange in part only of the
consideration, and “purchase” has a corresponding meaning;
“slaughtering instrument” means a firearm which is specially
designed or adapted for the instantaneous slaughter of
animals or for the instantaneous stunning of animals with a
view to slaughtering them;
“vehicle” has the meaning assigned to that expression in the
Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act.
(2) An Order made under paragraph (g) of the definition
of “ammunition” in subsection (1) shall be subject to negative
resolution of Parliament.
3. A Court before which a person is convicted of an offence
under this Act (other than an offence against section 28), may declare
that person to be a restricted person for the purposes of this Act.
4. Except in the case of the grant of a licence, certificate or
permit under Part II, the functions, powers and duties of the
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Commissioner of Police under this Act, may be exercised, by
any police officer authorised by the Commissioner in that behalf.
PART I
POSSESSION, SALE, TRANSFER AND USE OF
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
5. (1) In this Part—
“acquire” means hire, accept as a gift or borrow;
“transfer” includes let, hire, give, lend or part with possession.
(2) For the purposes of any prosecution for an offence
under this Part or Part IV, a person who—
(a) is found with any firearm or ammunition;
(b) occupies, controls or is in possession of any land,
building, room, vessel, vehicle, aircraft or place in
or on which is found any firearm or ammunition;
(c) is proved to have had with him or under his
control any firearm or ammunition; or
(d) is proved to have had with him or under his
control anything in or on which is found any
firearm or ammunition,
shall be deemed to be in possession of such firearm or
ammunition in the absence of lawful excuse, the proof of which
lies on the person.
6. (1) Subject to section 7, a person may purchase, acquire
or have in his possession a firearm or ammunition only if he
holds a Firearm User’s Licence with respect to such firearm
or ammunition.
(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person
may not have in his possession any prohibited weapon unless he
is, and is acting in the capacity of—
(a) a police officer;
(b) a member of the Defence Force;
(c) Director, Trinidad and Tobago Forensic
Science Centre;
Interpretation of
Part I.
[2 of 2011].
Possession with
licences
only—Saving.
[18 of 1972
20 of 1992
22 of 1995
3 of 2004
26 of 2006
2 of 2011].
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(d) any scientific officer designated by the Director,
Trinidad and Tobago Forensic Science Centre;
(e) a Customs officer; or
(f) a prison officer.
(3) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions
of this section is liable in the case of—
(a) an offence under subsection (1)—
(i) on summary conviction to a fine of fifteen
thousand dollars and to imprisonment
for eight years; or
(ii) on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for fifteen years;
(b) an offence under subsection (2)—
(i) on summary conviction to a fine of
seventy-five thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for fifteen years; or
(ii) on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for twenty years.
(4) In addition to any other offence for which he may be
convicted, a restricted person who purchases, acquires or has in
his possession a firearm or ammunition contrary to subsection (1)
is liable in the case of—
(a) an offence under subsection (1), on summary
conviction to a fine of seventy-five thousand
dollars and to imprisonment for fifteen years; or
(b) an offence under subsection (2)—
(i) on summary conviction to a fine of
seventy-five thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for fifteen years; or
(ii) on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for twenty-five years.
(5) Notwithstanding subsections (3) and (4), a person
who has at least two previous convictions for an offence under
subsection (3) or (4) and who is charged with an offence under
any of those subsections, shall be tried on indictment and is liable
on conviction for the offence to imprisonment for life.
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7. (1) The following persons are exempt from the
provisions of section 6(1) that relate to having a firearm or
ammunition in their possession:
(a) a police officer acting in his capacity as such or
any member of a Municipal Police Service
within the meaning of Part III of the Municipal
Corporations Act acting in his capacity as such
or a member of the Special Reserve Police
established under the Special Reserve Police
Act acting in his capacity as such or a member
of the Defence Force acting in his capacity as
such, or a prison officer acting in his capacity as
such, or a Customs officer acting in his capacity
as such, if the firearm and ammunition are the
property of the Government;
(aa) the Director, Trinidad and Tobago Forensic
Science Centre and any scientific officer of the
Centre (as) (are) designated by him acting in
their capacity as such;
(b) the holder of a Firearm Dealer’s Licence who
has in his possession such firearm or
ammunition in the ordinary course of business
under such licence;
(c) the holder of a Firearm User’s (Employee’s)
Certificate who has such firearm or ammunition
in his possession in the circumstances
contemplated by section 18;
(d) the holder of a Gunsmith’s Licence who has in
his possession such firearm or ammunition in the
ordinary course of business under such licence;
(e) a member of a cadet corps established under the
Cadet Force Act, who has in his possession
such firearm or ammunition when engaged as
such a member in or in connection with drill or
target practice;
(f) subject to subsection (2), a person taking part in
a theatrical performance or any rehearsal thereof
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Exemptions.
[18 of 1972
21 of 1990
8 of 1992
22 of 1995
3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
Ch. 25:04.
Ch. 15:03.
Ch. 14:02.
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or production of a cinematograph or television
film who has such firearm in his possession
during and for the purpose of the performance,
rehearsal or production;
(g) subject to subsection (2) a person present at an
athletic meeting who has in his possession such
firearm and ammunition for the purpose of
starting the races at that meeting;
(h) any person (including a restricted person) who
came into possession of any firearm or
ammunition in the capacity of executor or
administrator of the estate of any deceased
person, or Trustee in Bankruptcy or liquidator of
any insolvent person or of any company in
liquidation, during the period of thirty days after
the day upon which he came into possession of
such firearm or ammunition;
(i) any servant or agent of any of the persons
referred to in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) who has
possession of any firearm or ammunition
entrusted to him with the written permission of
the Commissioner for delivery to the owner or
to some person who is about to become the
owner thereof in accordance with this Act;
(j) any officer of Customs or any police officer
who has possession of any firearm or
ammunition that came into his possession
pursuant to this Act during such period as such
firearm or ammunition is retained by him
pursuant to this Act;
(ja) the curator of the Chaguaramas Military History
and Aerospace Museum and the curator of the
Museum established under the National
Museum and Art Gallery Act, in respect of the
firearms listed in the Schedule;
(k) the owner of a firearm (not being a slaughtering
instrument) or of any ammunition who is
exempt from the payment of appropriate fee
under section 39(2);
(l) (Deleted by Act No. 2 of 2011).
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Carrying
firearm or
ammunition in
public place.
[3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
Offences
relating to
selling or
transferring
firearms or
ammunition.
[3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
(2) Subsection (1)(f) and (g) shall not apply so as to
exempt any person mentioned therein from the provisions of
section 6(1) unless he has obtained from the Commissioner of
Police permission in writing to possess such firearm and
ammunition for such purpose.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1)(h) shall be taken to
authorise any such person so coming into possession of a firearm
or ammunition to carry such firearm or ammunition in any public
place or in any way to use such firearm or ammunition and if
any such person carries a firearm or ammunition in a public place
or in any way uses such firearm or ammunition he is guilty of an
offence under section 6(1) in addition to any other offence he
may have committed.
(4) Nothing in section 6(1) shall be construed so as to
make any person liable for an offence thereunder, if a firearm or
ammunition is in the possession of any officer of a Court for the
purpose only of any legal proceedings in which the firearm or
ammunition is in the custody of the Court.
8. Any person other than a Police Officer or a member of
the Defence Force in both cases acting in his capacity as such or
person in possession of a Firearm User’s Licence is guilty of an
offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of forty
thousand dollars and to imprisonment for eight years who carries
any firearm or ammunition in a public place so prescribed by
the President.
9. (1) Any person who sells or transfers a firearm or
ammunition to any other person who does not hold or who is not
exempted from holding a Firearm User’s Licence is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of seventy-five
thousand dollars or imprisonment for eight
years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment
for fifteen years.
(2) Any person is liable on summary conviction to a fine
of forty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for ten years who
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purchase or acquire from, sells or transfers a firearm or
ammunition to, or repairs, tests or proves any firearm or
ammunition for, any other person whom he knows, or has
reasonable cause to believe, to be—
(a) a restricted person;
(b) drunk or under the influence of drugs or of
unsound mind;
(c) at the time of such sale or transfer otherwise
unfit to be entrusted with such a firearm or
ammunition; or
(d) under the age of twenty-five years.
(3) The provisions of this section shall apply whether
or not the person selling or transferring a firearm or ammunition
is the holder of a Firearm Dealer’s Licence or, in the case of a
person who repairs, tests or proves a firearm or ammunition, a
Gunsmith’s Licence.
(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a person
specified in section 6(2)(a) to (f) who commits an offence under
subsection (1) or (2), is liable on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for twenty years.
10. (1) Without prejudice to any liability for the commission
of an offence under any other law, a person who has in his
possession or under his control in Trinidad and Tobago or
elsewhere any firearm or ammunition with intent to sell or
transfer such firearm or ammunition to any other person in
Trinidad and Tobago for the purpose of the commission of any
crime (including an offence under this Act) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of fifteen
thousand dollars and imprisonment for five years;
(b) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment
for fifteen years.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), where any
firearms or ammunition is found in any ship, vessel, aircraft,
Special offence
as to possession
of firearms in
certain
circumstances.
[2 of 2011].
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vehicle or other means of conveyance in Trinidad and Tobago,
including in particular its territorial waters—
(a) the ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means
of conveyance may be seized by an officer of
Customs, police officer or by a member of the
Defence Force;
(b) the master or any person in control of such ship,
vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of
conveyance, as the case may be, shall be deemed
guilty of an offence under subsection (1), unless
he proves that the firearms or ammunition were
in the ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other
means of conveyance without his consent,
knowledge or connivance and that he exercised
all due diligence to prevent the commission of
the offence.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2)(b) shall apply if the
master or other person referred to in subsection (2) proves to
the satisfaction of the Court that the firearms or ammunition
are cargo properly manifested to consignees in Trinidad and
Tobago or elsewhere, or are bona fide stores of any ship, vessel
or aircraft, in the custody of the proper officer authorised for
the purpose.
(4) Nothing in subsection (2) shall apply to any ship,
vessel or aircraft belonging to the Naval or Air Forces of any
other State, if permission to come into territorial sea of Trinidad
and Tobago has been granted by the competent authority.
(5) Where any person is convicted of an offence under
this section, the Court before which he is convicted shall order
that the ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of
conveyance, if any, used for the purpose of conveying the firearm
or ammunition be forfeited and, upon such order being made the
ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of conveyance, shall,
unless an application under subsection (6) is successful, be sold
and the proceeds of such sale paid into the general revenue.
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(6) Where any ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other
means of conveyance is ordered to be forfeited under
subsection (3), the owner of such ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or
other means of conveyance may make a claim to the Court for the
ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of conveyance to be
restored to him.
(7) Where a claim is made to the Court under
subsection (6), the Court may, subject to subsection (8), order
that the ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of
conveyance shall be restored to the owner thereof on payment by
him of any expenses incurred for transporting and keeping such
ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of conveyance for
the purposes of this section.
(8) A Court shall not make an order under subsection (7)
unless it is satisfied that the owner, charterer or master of the
ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of conveyance, as
the case may be—
(a) did not permit any person convicted of an
offence under subsection (1) to use the ship,
vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of
conveyance for the purpose of conveying any
firearm or ammunition in respect of which the
offence was committed;
(b) had no knowledge that any person convicted of
an offence under subsection (1) would use the
ship, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of
conveyance for the purpose of conveying any
firearm or ammunition in respect of which the
offence was committed.
11. (1) A person who discharges a firearm or ammunition
on or within forty metres of any public road or in any public
place is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifteen thousand
dollars, except where he does so—
(a) in the lawful protection of his person or property or
of the person or property of some other person;
Restrictions
relating to the
discharge of
firearms, etc.
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Penalty for
possessing
firearms or
ammunition
with intent to
injure.
[3 of 2004].
(b) under the direction of some civil or military
authority authorised to give such direction;
(c) with the written permission of the
Commissioner; or
(d) as the holder of a provisional licence, issued by
the Commissioner under section 16 and he
discharges the firearm or ammunition on the
shooting range named and for the purposes
specified in the licence.
(2) A police officer may without warrant enter any
premises on which he has reasonable cause to believe an offence
under subsection (1) was committed and search for and seize any
firearms and ammunition there found which he has reasonable
cause to believe were used in such contravention and may retain
such firearm or ammunition for so long as may be necessary for
the purpose of any investigation in relation thereto, and where
such investigation results in legal proceedings against any
person for any such offence until such legal proceedings are
finally determined.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall apply in the case of
the accidental discharge of a firearm.
(4) Where any person is charged with an offence under
subsection (1), the burden of proving that the discharge of the
firearm or ammunition in respect of which the contravention is
alleged to have occurred was accidental or otherwise a lawful
discharge shall lie upon the person asserting the same.
12. (1) A person who has in his possession any firearm or
ammunition with intent by means thereof to endanger life or
cause serious injury to property, or to enable any other person to
endanger life or cause serious injury to property is, whether any
injury to person or property has been caused or not, liable on
conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.
(2) Without prejudice to any other circumstances in
which a person may be held to have had the specific intent required
by subsection (1), a person shall be held to have had such intent, if,
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at the time he had a firearm or ammunition in his possession, he
made any unlawful demand of, or any threat to, any other person.
13. (1) A person who makes or attempts to make any use
whatever of a firearm or imitation firearm in furtherance of the
commission of any offence or with intent to resist or prevent the
lawful apprehension or detention of himself or some other person, is
liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for fifteen years.
(2) Where a person commits an offence against
subsection (1) in respect of the commission of a felony or the
lawful apprehension or detention of himself for any other
arrestable offence committed by him, he is liable to the penalty
provided by that subsection in addition to any penalty to which
he may be sentenced for that felony or other arrestable offence.
(3) Where an offence in relation to a firearm or imitation
firearm is charged, but the evidence establishes the commission
of an offence in relation to an imitation firearm or firearm,
respectively, the accused shall not be entitled to an acquittal, but
he may be convicted of the offence of which the evidence
establishes the commission.
(4) In this section “imitation firearm” means anything
which has the appearance of being a firearm whether it is capable
of discharging any ammunition or not.
13A. (1) A person who while he has a firearm with him,
enters or is in any building or part of a building or any land as a
trespasser without reasonable excuse, commits an offence and is
liable on summary conviction to a fine of thirty thousand dollars
and to imprisonment for five years.
(2) The onus of proving reasonable excuse shall be on
the accused.
*13B. A person commits an offence if he has a firearm with
him while he is drunk or under the influence of a dangerous drug
within the meaning of the Dangerous Drugs Act, and is liable on
summary conviction to a fine of twenty thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for two years.
Penalty for use
and possession
of firearm or
imitation
firearms in
certain
circumstances.
[2 of 2011].
Trespassing
with a
firearm.
[3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
Possession of
firearm
whilst
under the
influence of
dangerous
drugs.
[3 of 2004].
Ch. 11:25.
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14. Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this Part
a person who, being the holder of a licence, certificate or permit,
contravenes any of the terms or conditions thereof, is liable on
summary conviction to a fine of three hundred dollars or to
imprisonment for six months.
15. (1) No person may manufacture or assemble any firearm
or ammunition in Trinidad and Tobago and, in particular, a person
other than the holder of a Gunsmith’s Licence shall not—
(a) shorten the barrel of any firearm;
(b) convert into a firearm (other than a prohibited
weapon) anything which is not a firearm; or
(c) convert into a prohibited weapon anything
which is not a prohibited weapon.
(2) The holder of a Gunsmith’s Licence shall not do any
of the things referred to in subsection (1), except with the prior
written approval of the Commissioner of Police.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is liable
in the case of—
(a) an offence in relation to the manufacture of
prohibited weapons, on conviction on
indictment to a fine of forty thousand dollars
and to imprisonment for twenty-five years;
(b) an offence in relation to the manufacture of firearms
or ammunition, other than a prohibited weapon—
(i) on summary conviction to a fine of
seventy-five thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for fifteen years;
(ii) on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for twenty-five years;
(c) an offence in relation to paragraph (a) or (b) of
subsection (1)(a) or (b)—
(i) on summary conviction to a fine of
seventy-five thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for fifteen years; or
(ii) on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for twenty-five years;
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Penalty for use
of firearms or
ammunition in
contravention of
terms or
conditions of
licences, etc.
[2 of 2011].
Prohibition on
manufacture,
etc., of firearm
or ammunition.
[22 of 1995
3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
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Provisional
licence.
[3 of 2004].
(d) an offence in relation to paragraph (c)—
(i) on summary conviction to a fine of
seventy-five thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for fifteen years;
(ii) on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for twenty-five years.
(4) Any person who has in his possession a firearm—
(a) the barrel of which has been shortened; or
(b) in relation to which an offence under
subsection (1)(b) or (c) has been committed,
shall be deemed, unless he proves the contrary, to have committed
the offence under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c), respectively.
PART II
LICENCES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
16. (1) Where a person intends to obtain a Firearm User’s
Licence for the first time, he shall prior to the grant of such a
licence obtain a provisional licence from the Commissioner
authorising him to discharge a firearm for the purpose of training
in the use of such firearm.
(2) An application for a provisional licence shall—
(a) be addressed to the Commissioner;
(b) be made in the prescribed form;
(c) contain the prescribed particulars;
(d) be accompanied by the prescribed number of
photographs of the person to whom the licence,
certificate or permit is desired to be granted;
(e) be accompanied by a certificate of good character
issued by the Commissioner not less than three
months prior to the date of application;
(f) carry a specimen of the signature of the person
to whom the licence is to be granted;
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Application for
Firearm User’s
Licence.
[3 of 2004].
General
provisions as to
grant and issue
of licences,
certificates and
permits.
[3 of 2004].
(g) be signed by the applicant;
(h) be accompanied by such other documents, as
may be prescribed by Regulations made by the
Commissioner with the approval of the Minister
subject to a negative resolution of Parliament.
(3) A provisional licence issued by the Commissioner
under subsection (1), shall authorise the holder to discharge a
firearm only for the purpose of training in the use of the firearm, and
shall be restricted to a shooting range to be named in the licence.
(4) Where a provisional licence is issued under
subsection (1), the holder of such a licence shall not discharge a
firearm unless he is under the supervision of the holder of a
Firearm User’s Licence.
(5) A provisional licence issued under subsection (1)
shall be valid for two months.
(6) Regulations made under subsection 2(h), shall be
published in the Gazette.
16A. Upon the expiration of the period referred to in
section 16(5) the person who held the provisional licence may
apply for a Firearm User’s Licence, and such application shall be
accompanied by a certificate of competence issued by a licensed
firearms instructor.
17. (1) Subject to this section and to section 16, the grant of
any licence, certificate or permit shall be in the discretion of the
Commissioner of Police.
(2) No licence, certificate or permit shall be granted in
relation to any prohibited weapon.
(2A) No licence, certificate or permit shall be granted
to a person under the age of twenty-five years.
(3) No licence, certificate or permit other than a Firearm
Disposal Permit shall be granted to, or held by a restricted person
except with the prior permission of the President.
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Firearm User’s
(Employee’s)
Certificate.
(4) A Firearm Import Permit, a Firearm User’s Licence or
a Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate shall be granted by the
Commissioner of Police only if he is satisfied that the applicant has
a good reason for importing, purchasing, acquiring or having in his
possession the firearm or ammunition in respect of which the
application is made, and can be permitted to have in his possession
that firearm or ammunition without danger to the public safety or
to the peace; however, such a permit, certificate or licence shall not
be granted to a person whom the Commissioner has reason to
believe to be of intemperate habits or unsound mind, or to be for
any reason unfit to be entrusted with such a firearm or ammunition.
(5) A licence or certificate shall not be issued to any
person until the appropriate fee has been paid.
(6) A licence other than a provisional licence shall be
valid for three years from the date of issue and may be
renewed, upon payment of the appropriate fee for each renewal,
by the Commissioner.
(7) An applicant for the renewal of a Firearm User’s
Licence under this Act shall submit with his application—
(a) a certificate of competence issued by a licensed
firearms instructor; and
(b) such other documents as may be prescribed by
the Commissioner.
(8) A licence held by a person prior to the coming into
operation of this Act shall continue to be valid after the
commencement of this Act.
18. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the
Commissioner, on the application of any person who is acting
with the written consent of the holder of a Firearm User’s Licence
in respect of a particular firearm specified in such application,
may grant to such person a Firearm User’s (Employee’s)
Certificate which shall authorise such person to keep, carry and
use in connection with the business of the holder of such Firearm
User’s Licence the particular firearm specified in such certificate
and such ammunition therefor as may be so specified.
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General
provisions as to
licences,
certificates and
permits.
Amendment of
licences,
certificates and
permits.
Revocation of
licences,
certificates and
permits.
Ch. 78:01.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), where
application for a Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate is made
by a public officer for the purpose of the exercise of his functions
as such, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry to which that
public officer is attached shall be deemed to be the holder of a
Firearm User’s Licence in respect of any particular firearm
specified in such application.
19. (1) Every licence, certificate or permit shall be in the
prescribed form and shall contain the prescribed particulars and
shall specify the conditions (if any) subject to which it is held
and, if so prescribed, shall bear upon it a photograph of the
prescribed dimensions of the person to whom it is granted and a
specimen of the signature of such person.
(2) Subject to subsection (1), every licence, certificate
or permit shall be subject to the prescribed conditions and to such
other terms and conditions as the Commissioner may impose.
20. (1) The Commissioner of Police may at any time by
notice in writing to the holder of a licence, certificate or
permit vary the conditions other than such conditions as may
be prescribed subject to which such licence, certificate or
permit is held.
(2) A licence, certificate or permit may also, on the
application of the holder thereof, be varied from time to time by
the Commissioner.
21. The Commissioner of Police may revoke any licence,
certificate or permit—
(a) if, in the case of the holder of a Firearm Dealer’s
Licence or a Gunsmith’s Licence, he is
convicted of an offence against this Act or of an
offence against the Customs Act;
(b) if he is satisfied that the holder thereof is of
intemperate habits or of unsound mind, or is
otherwise unfit to be entrusted with such a
firearm or ammunition as may be mentioned in
the licence, certificate or permit;
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(c) for non-payment of fees;
(d) in any other case, if he thinks fit.
21A. A person aggrieved by the decision of the Commissioner
under section 17 or 21 may appeal to the Firearms Appeal Board
established under this Act.
21B. (1) Where the holder of a Firearm User’s Licence or a
Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate is convicted of an
offence under the Domestic Violence Act, the Commissioner may
suspend his licence or certificate as the case may be for a period
of five years from the date of conviction for such offence.
(2) Where a person is convicted of a domestic violence
offence under the Domestic Violence Act, the Commissioner may
refuse to grant that person a Firearm User’s Licence or a Firearm
User’s (Employee’s) Certificate for a period of five years from the
date of conviction.
21C. The Commissioner shall establish and maintain a
register, to be known as “the Trinidad and Tobago Firearms
Register”, in which shall be kept, a record of—
(a) every licence, registration certificate and
permit that is issued, renewed or revoked by
the Commissioner;
(b) every application for a licence, registration
certificate or permit or renewal thereof that is
refused by the Commissioner;
(c) every importation into or exportation from
Trinidad and Tobago of a firearm and
ammunition of which the Commissioner is
informed under this Act;
(d) every loss, finding, theft or destruction of a
firearm and ammunition of which the
Commissioner is informed under section 28; and
(e) such other matters as may be prescribed.
Appeals.
[22 of 1995].
Restrictions on
domestic
violence
offender
holding Firearm
User’s Licence.
[3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
Ch. 45:56.
Firearms
register.
[3 of 2004].
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22. (1) The Commissioner of Police may at any time he
considers it necessary or expedient for the purpose of
safeguarding the safety of the public, by Notification published in
the Gazette and in at least one daily newspaper circulating in
Trinidad and Tobago, temporarily suspend any or all licences,
certificates or permits granted by him under this Act and may by
such Notification call upon the holders of such licences,
certificates or permits to surrender all firearms and ammunition
held by them by delivering the same to a police station.
(2) A person who fails (within such time as is specified
in the Notification) to comply with a Notification under
subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine of three
thousand dollars or to imprisonment for nine months.
THE FIREARMS APPEAL BOARD
22A. (1) There is established a Board to be known as the
Firearms Appeal Board which shall hear and determine appeals
from the decision of the Commissioner under sections 17 and 21.
(2) In the determination of an appeal, the Board
shall either—
(a) dismiss the appeal; or
(b) allow the appeal and direct the Commissioner
with or without conditions to grant or reinstate
the licence, permit or certificate.
22B. The Board shall consist of—
(a) the Chairman who shall be an attorney-at-law
within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act,
with not less than ten years standing; and
(b) two other members,
all of whom shall be appointed by the President.
22C. No person is qualified to be a member of the Board
who is—
(a) a member of the Senate;
(b) a member of the House of Representatives;
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Power to call in
firearms and
ammunition.
[2 of 2011].
Establishment
of Board.
[22 of 1995].
.
Composition.
[2 of 2011].
Ch. 90:03.
Disqualification.
[22 of 1995].
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Terms and
conditions.
[22 of 1995].
Oath.
[22 of 1995].
Resignation.
[22 of 1995].
Revocation of
appointment.
[22 of 1995].
(c) a member of the Tobago House of Assembly;
(d) a member of a local authority;
(e) a person who holds or is acting in any public
office or has held public office within a period
of three years prior to the date of his
appointment;
(f) a person who has at any time been convicted of an
offence punishable by a term of imprisonment.
22D. (1) A member of the Board shall be appointed for a
period of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(2) Where a member of the Board is incapable of
performing his functions and duties due to illness or any other reason,
the President may appoint another person to act in his place.
(3) The remuneration and terms and conditions of office of
the members of the Board shall be determined by the President.
(4) The salaries and allowances of the members of the
Board shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund.
22E. Before entering upon the duties of his office, a member
of the Board shall take an oath or affirm before the President or
a person appointed by the President for that purpose.
22F. A member of the Board may resign by instrument in
writing addressed to the President.
22G. The President may revoke the appointment of a member
of the Board where he is satisfied that the member—
(a) has failed without reasonable excuse to carry out
his duties for a continuous period of three months;
(b) is incapacitated physically or mentally to such
an extent as to impair his ability and render him
unable to perform his duties or is otherwise unfit
to perform his duties;
(c) is a person to whom the provisions of
section 22C now apply.
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Procedure.
[22 of 1995].
Staff.
[22 of 1995].
Special
restrictions upon
holders of
Firearm
Dealer’s
Licences.
[2 of 2011].
Restrictions
relating to
gunsmiths.
[2 of 2011].
22H. (1) Subject to subsection (2) the Board may regulate—
(a) its own procedure; and
(b) the procedure for conducting appeals.
(2) The Board shall hear applications in camera and
may permit—
(a) an applicant or his representative;
(b) the Commissioner or his representative,
to appear before the Board.
(3) Any question before the Board shall be determined
by the opinion of the majority of the members.
22I. The Board with the approval of the Prime Minister
may by Regulations or otherwise confer powers and impose
duties on any public officer or any authority of the Government
of Trinidad and Tobago for the purpose of the exercise of the
functions of the Board.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
23. (1) A holder of a Firearm Dealer’s Licence shall not
deal in firearms or ammunition elsewhere than at the place
specified in his licence or in any amendment thereof.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of three
thousand dollars or to imprisonment for
eighteen months; or
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of five
thousand dollars or to imprisonment for three years.
24. (1) A person shall not undertake the repair, test or proof
of a firearm or ammunition for any other person except under and
in accordance with the terms of a Gunsmith’s Licence.
(2) A holder of a Gunsmith’s Licence shall not accept
delivery of any firearm or ammunition for the purpose of
effecting any alteration or repair thereto—
(a) elsewhere than at the premises in respect of
which he is licensed as a gunsmith; and
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Notice to be
displayed by
licensees.
[2 of 2011].
Records and
returns.
[2 of 2011].
(b) from any person unless that person produces or
causes to be produced a Firearm Dealer’s
Licence or a Firearm User’s Licence authorising
him to buy, sell or be in possession of, as the
case may be, such firearm or ammunition.
(3) A holder of a Gunsmith’s Licence shall forthwith
record in the records to be kept by him pursuant to section 26
particulars of any licence or certificate produced to him pursuant
to subsection (2)(b) and shall in due course return such licence or
certificate to the person who produced it.
(4) Every holder of a Gunsmith’s Licence who
contravenes subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction
to a fine of two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for twelve
months.
25. (1) Every holder of a Firearm Dealer’s Licence or a
Gunsmith’s Licence shall cause to be affixed and keep affixed
over one of the principal entrances of the place in which or
premises upon which he carries on business as a firearm dealer or
a gunsmith, as the case may be, a board on which shall be printed
in legible letters at least two inches in height the name in full of
such licensee and the words “Licensed as a firearm dealer” or
“Licensed as a gunsmith”, respectively.
(2) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is
liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars or
to imprisonment for six months.
26. (1) Every licensed dealer shall provide and keep a
register of transactions and shall enter or cause to be entered
therein such particulars as may be prescribed of all transactions
relating to his business as a licensed dealer.
(2) Every such entry shall be made within twenty-four
hours after the transaction to which it relates took place, and, in
the case of a sale or transfer, every such licensed dealer shall at the
time of the transaction require the purchaser or transferee, if not
known to him, to furnish particulars sufficient for identification,
and shall immediately enter the said particulars in the register.
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(3) Every such licensed dealer shall on demand allow
any police officer duly authorised in writing in that behalf by the
Commissioner of Police or any police officer of or above the rank
of Inspector to enter and inspect all stock in hand and shall on
request by—
(a) any police officer duly authorised in writing in
that behalf by the Commissioner; or
(b) an officer of Customs; or
(c) any police officer above the rank of Inspector,
produce for inspection the register required to be kept under
subsection (1), but so that any written authority required by this
subsection shall be produced on demand.
(4) Every person who is required to keep a register of
transactions under subsection (1) shall make such returns to such
authority in such form, in respect of such periods, at such time
and containing such particulars as may be prescribed.
(5) Every person who contravenes this section or
knowingly makes any false entry in the register required to be
kept under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.
(6) Any person who in furnishing the particulars for
any of the purposes of subsection (2) makes any statement
which he knows to be misleading, false, or deceptive, or by any
dishonest concealment of material facts, or by reckless making
of any statement (dishonestly or otherwise) misleads or
attempts to mislead any other person, is liable on summary
conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment
for three years.
(7) In this section “licensed dealer” means the holder of
a Firearm Dealer’s Licence or a Gunsmith’s Licence.
26A. There shall be compiled and retained by the prescribed
authority, a database of all licensed and, where possible, unlicensed
firearms and ammunition located in Trinidad and Tobago.
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[3 of 2004].
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Carrying of
firearms and
ammunition in
public places—
power of police
as to.
[3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
PART III
POWER OF SEARCH AND TO OBTAIN INFORMATION
27. (1) The holder of a licence or certificate who is thereby
authorised to carry a firearm and ammunition in a public place
shall whenever he carries such firearm or ammunition in a public
place have with him the licence or certificate in respect of such
firearm and ammunition.
(2) Subject to subsection (4), except in the case of a
person exempted by virtue of section 7, a police officer may
require any person whom he sees or whom he believes to be
carrying any firearm or ammunition in any public place to produce
to him his licence or certificate in relation to such firearm or
ammunition and to produce the firearm or ammunition.
(3) A person so required under subsection (2), who is so
carrying a firearm or ammunition and who fails to produce the
licence or certificate, as the case may be, or to permit the police
officer to read the licence or certificate or to produce the firearm
or ammunition or to permit him to examine the firearm or
ammunition for the purpose of verifying the particulars in the
licence or certificate, is guilty of an offence, and the provisions
of subsection (4) as to search, seizure and retention of firearms
and ammunition shall apply in any such case, and the police
officer may, without warrant, arrest such person or may require
that person to declare to him immediately his name and address.
(4) Where a police officer has reasonable cause to
suspect that any person is carrying a firearm or ammunition in a
public place contrary to any of the provisions of this Act, the
police officer may search that person, and may seize and retain
any firearm or ammunition carried by that person until such time
as legal proceedings against that person for any offence in
relation to such firearm or ammunition are finally determined,
and may without warrant arrest such person.
(4A) A search of a woman under subsection (4), shall be
carried out only by a female member of the Police Service, the
Department of Customs and Excise, the Immigration Department
or the Defence Force.
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Report of loss
or theft of
firearm or
ammunition,
etc.
[3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
Power to stop
and search
vehicles.
[3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
(5) A person so required under subsection (3) who
refuses to declare his name and address, or fails to give his true
name and address is guilty of an offence and the police officer
may arrest without warrant any person who refuses so to declare
his name and address, or whom he reasonably suspects of giving
a false name or address or of intending to abscond.
(6) A police officer authorised in writing by the
Commissioner may at any time require the holder of a licence,
certificate or permit to produce for inspection the firearm and
ammunition to which it relates, and any person who without good
cause refuses or fails to do so is guilty of an offence.
(7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is
liable on summary conviction to a fine of three thousand dollars
or to imprisonment for eighteen months.
28. (1) The holder of a licence, certificate or permit in
respect of any firearm or ammunition and any other person
lawfully in possession of any firearm or ammunition by
virtue of section 7(2) shall, within twenty-four hours after he
discovers the loss or theft of his licence, certificate or permit,
if any, or of such firearm or ammunition, report the loss or
theft at a police station.
(1A) The holder of a licence, certificate or permit in
respect of any firearm or ammunition and any other person lawfully
in possession of any firearm or ammunition by virtue of section 7(2)
who loses such firearm or ammunition through negligence on
his part commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction,
to a fine of seven thousand, five hundred dollars.
(1B) (Repealed by Act No. 2 of 2011).
(2) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is
liable on summary conviction to a fine of seven thousand dollars or to
imprisonment for three years.
29. (1) A police officer in uniform may stop any vehicle for
the purpose of ascertaining whether any firearm or ammunition is
being conveyed therein and may search without warrant such
vehicle, the driver thereof and any person conveyed therein.
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Search warrants.
[3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
(2) A person is liable on summary conviction to a fine of
seven thousand dollars or to imprisonment for three years who—
(a) being the driver or person operating a vehicle,
fails to stop the vehicle at the request of a police
officer under this section; or
(b) being conveyed in a vehicle, prevents or
intimidates the driver thereof or other person
operating such vehicle from stopping at the
request of a police officer under this section; or
(c) escapes or attempts to escape from a vehicle
after a request to stop under this section.
30. (1) A Magistrate or a Justice of the Peace on being
satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground
for suspecting that an offence under this Act has been, is being,
or is about to be committed or there is a substantial risk to the
safety of the public may grant a search warrant authorising any
police officer named therein with the assistance of such other
persons as he may require—
(a) to enter at any time any premises or place named
in the warrant, if necessary by force, and to
search the premises or place and every person
found therein; and
(b) to seize any firearm or ammunition which he may
find on the premises or in the place, or on any
such person, in respect of which or in connection
with which he has reasonable grounds for
suspecting that an offence under this Act has been,
is being, or is about to be committed and to retain
such firearm or ammunition for so long as may be
necessary for the purpose of any investigation in
relation thereto, and, where such investigation
results in legal proceedings against any person for
any such offence, until such legal proceedings are
finally determined.
(2) Where a firearm or ammunition is found on the
premises, the police officer making the search may arrest without
warrant any person found on the premises or in the place whom
he has reason to believe to be guilty of an offence under this Act.
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Restrictions on
importation and
exportation of
firearms and
ammunition.
[22 of 1995
3 of 2004
26 of 2006
2 of 2011].
(3) A police officer or other person referred to in subsection
(1), may in carrying out the search on the premises or place—
(a) use or cause to be used any data processing
system at the place to examine any data relating
to arms and ammunition contained in or
available to the system;
(b) reproduce any record relating to arms and
ammunition or cause it to be reproduced from
the data in the form of printout or other
intelligible output and remove the printout or
other output for examination or copying; and
(c) use or cause to be used any copying equipment
at the place to make copies of any records,
books, accounts or other document relating to
arms and ammunition.
(4) Where in exercising the powers of a warrant under
subregulation (3)(c), costs are incurred in respect of the copying
equipment used, the person immediately responsible for paying
such cost, on proof of such expenditure or costs shall be
reimbursed, by the State, all sums thereof.
(5) A person who hinders, molests or interferes with any
police officer or other person referred to in subsections (1)
[and (3)], whilst such police officer or person is doing anything that
he is authorised to do under this section or prevents or attempts to
prevent a police officer or other such person from doing any such
thing commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a
fine of fifteen thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six years.
PART IV
IMPORTATION OF FIREARMS, ETC.
31. (1) Notwithstanding any other law but subject to
section 32, no person may import into Trinidad and Tobago any
firearm or ammunition, except—
(a) under and in accordance with the terms of a
Firearm Import Permit (including a permit
under section 33); or
(b) firearms or ammunition that is cargo properly
manifested to consignees elsewhere than in
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Travellers to
make
declaration of
firearms and
ammunition.
[22 of 1995
3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
Trinidad and Tobago or that are the bona fide
stores of any ship, vessel or aircraft in the custody
of the proper officer authorised for the purpose.
(2) A person who contravenes or aids or abets any other
person in contravening subsection (1) is liable—
(a) in the case of an offence relating to a prohibited
weapon—
(i) on summary conviction to a fine of
three hundred thousand dollars or to
imprisonment for twenty years;
(ii) on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for twenty-five years;
(b) in the case of an offence relating to the importation
of multiple firearms for distribution or resale, on
conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life;
(c) in any other case—
(i) on summary conviction to a fine of
seventy-five thousand dollars or to
imprisonment for twelve years; or
(ii) on conviction on indictment to
imprisonment for twenty years.
(3) (Deleted by Act No. 26 of 2006).
(4) Where a firearm is imported under subsection (1),
such firearm shall be marked by the manufacturer with the name
and address of the manufacturer and the serial number of the
firearm, for the purposes of identification and tracing.
32. (1) Every person who disembarks from any ship, vessel
or aircraft which comes into Trinidad and Tobago from any port
or place outside Trinidad and Tobago shall, whether or not
required so to do by any officer of Customs, declare to a Customs
officer whether he has any, and, if so, what firearms or
ammunition in his possession or under his control.
(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) other than a
pleasure craft visitor who has any firearm or ammunition in his
possession or under his control unless he is the holder of a
Firearm Import Permit, shall either—
(a) cause such firearm or ammunition to be retained
upon the vessel or aircraft upon which he came
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Permission to
take firearm
abroad.
[26 of 2006
2 of 2011].
into Trinidad and Tobago until after such vessel
or aircraft departs from Trinidad and Tobago; or
(b) deliver such firearm or ammunition to an officer
of Customs to be dealt with in accordance with
the Regulations.
(3) A pleasure craft visitor shall upon disembarking
in Trinidad and Tobago lodge any firearm or ammunition in his
possession with the officer of Customs at the port of disembarkation.
(4) Where the stay of the pleasure craft visitor is for a
period exceeding four weeks, an officer of Customs shall deliver
the firearm or ammunition to the police station which is located
nearest to the port of disembarkation unless otherwise prescribed.
(5) The officer in charge of the police station referred to
in subsection (4) shall provide an armed escort for the officer of
Customs responsible for transporting the firearm or ammunition
referred to in subsection (4) to and from that police station.
(6) Without prejudice to any other offence for which he
may be convicted under this Act or any other written law, a
person is liable on summary conviction to a fine of forty thousand
dollars or to imprisonment for eight years who contravenes this
section or makes a statement which he knows to be false or does
not believe to be true.
33. (1) Where the holder of a Firearm User’s Licence is
about to go outside Trinidad and Tobago and desires to take with
him the firearm or ammunition to which such licence relates, he
may apply to the Commissioner of Police in the prescribed form
for a permit to do so.
(2) The Commissioner may if he thinks fit grant a
written permit to any such licensee to take the firearm and
ammunition with him, and where such permission is granted,
nothing in section 31(1) shall be construed so as to cause such a
licensee to be guilty of an offence thereunder by reason only of
his bringing the firearm and ammunition back into Trinidad and
Tobago on the occasion of his return, save that nothing in this
subsection shall affect the operation of section 32 in relation to
such firearm or ammunition.
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Special offence
relating to
firearms on
aircraft or
vessel.
[3 of 2004
26 of 2006
2 of 2011].
Ch. 14:01.
(3) No person may export from Trinidad and Tobago
any firearm or ammunition except—
(a) under and in accordance with the terms of a
written permit issued under subsection (2);
(b) firearms or ammunition, that is, cargo properly
manifested to a consignee elsewhere than in
Trinidad and Tobago or that are the bona fide
stores of any aircraft or vessel in the custody of
the proper officer authorised for that purpose.
(4) Every person who is about to board any aircraft or
vessel destined to leave Trinidad and Tobago shall, whether or
not required to do so by any Customs Officer, declare to a
Customs Officer whether he has any and, if so, what firearms and
ammunition are in his possession or under his control.
(5) A person who commits an offence under this section
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of seventy-five thousand
dollars and to imprisonment for fifteen years and on conviction on
indictment to a fine of two hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars and to imprisonment for twenty years.
34. (1) A person is guilty of an offence if without lawful
authority he has on his person or under his personal control any
firearm, ammunition, explosive or offensive weapon—
(a) when boarding or attempting to board or when
disembarking from any aircraft or vessel; or
(b) while on board any aircraft or vessel operated by
a company registered in Trinidad and Tobago.
(2) For the purposes of this section a person shall not be
deemed to be acting with lawful authority unless he is acting in
his capacity as a member of the Defence Force, established under
the Defence Act, a police officer or as a security officer employed
by the operators of the aircraft or vessel, save that where the
operator is a company registered in Trinidad and Tobago the
security officer shall not be deemed to be acting with lawful
authority, unless he is the holder of a licence or certificate.
(3) A person who commits an offence under this section
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of seventy-five thousand
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Ch. 16:02.
Ch. 11:09.
Controlled
delivery.
[3 of 2004].
Regulations.
[3 of 2004].
dollars and to imprisonment for fifteen years and on conviction on
indictment to a fine of two hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars and to imprisonment for twenty years.
(4) Nothing in this section shall apply to any person who
obtains the prior permission of the Commissioner to embark or
disembark from, or to be on any aircraft on a flight scheduled to
take place exclusively in Trinidad and Tobago or a vessel sailing
exclusively within the territorial sea, save that the operator of the
aircraft or vessel may refuse to accept such a person as a passenger.
(5) In this section—
“explosive” has the same meaning as in the Explosives Act;
“offensive weapon” has the same meaning as in the Prevention of
Crimes (Offensive Weapons) Act;
“Police Officer” includes a Customs Officer;
“security officer” means a person employed by the operators of
an aircraft or vessel for the protection of the aircraft or
vessel and its passengers while in flight or a vessel sailing
exclusively within the territorial sea.
(6) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that
the lawful possession of a licence to carry a firearm in any public
place shall not in itself afford a defence to any proceedings under
this section.
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
35. Evidence obtained by controlled delivery shall be
admissible in a Court of law.
36. The President may make Regulations for the better
carrying out of this Act, and in particular for prescribing—
(a) the test for determining drunkenness for the
purpose of section 13B;
(b) provisions relating to the prescribed authority
and the database of firearms and ammunition for
the purpose of section 26A; and
(c) any other thing required or permitted by this Act
to be prescribed.
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37. Any notice required or authorised by this Act to be given
to any person may be sent by registered post in a letter addressed
to him at his last or usual place of abode, or in the case of the
holder of a Firearm Dealer’s Licence or a Gunsmith’s Licence at
any place or premises in respect of which the licence is issued.
38. Any firearm or ammunition seized and detained under
this Act may be retained for as long as is necessary for the
purpose of any examination, investigations, inquiries or legal
proceedings; and subject to section 10 a Judge or Magistrate may,
upon application made in such proceedings, direct such firearm
or ammunition to be forfeited or otherwise disposed of as he
considers just.
39. (1) The President may prescribe fees (herein called the
“appropriate fee”) for the purposes of subsection (4) and
section 17(5), and different fees may be prescribed for
different classes of holders of licences, certificates or permits
or for different types of firearms.
(2) Subject to subsection (4), the holder of a Firearm
User’s Licence that includes more than one firearm shall pay the
appropriate fee for each firearm included in the licence.
(3) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no
fee shall be payable under this section by the owner of any
slaughtering instrument or of any firearm or ammunition in respect
of which the Commissioner of Police certifies that he is satisfied
that such firearm or ammunition is of an obsolete type and is not
intended by the owner to be used by himself or by any other person.
(4) The full amount of the appropriate fee shall be
payable in respect of the period commencing with the date of
grant of licence or certificate and ending with the next succeeding
31st day of March and thereafter shall be payable in respect of
each year in which the licence or certificate is in force and on or
before the 1st day of April in that year; but where a licence or
certificate is first granted in the month of March in any year the
appropriate fee shall be deemed to apply to the period ending on
the 31st day of March of the next succeeding year, and thereafter
shall be payable in respect of each year as mentioned above.
Service of
notices.
Forfeiture and
disposal by
Court.
Appropriate
fee.
[18 of 1972].
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40. (1) Every person who comes into possession of
any firearm or ammunition in the circumstances specified in
section 7(1)(h) shall, within thirty days of coming into possession
of such firearm or ammunition, unless he has obtained a Firearm
User’s Licence in respect thereof within such period, deliver such
firearm or ammunition to the officer in charge of the police
station nearest to the place at which he comes into possession of
such firearm or ammunition together with a written statement as
to the date on which, and the circumstances in which, he came
into possession of such firearm or ammunition.
(2) Where any holder of any Firearm User’s Licence is
about to leave Trinidad and Tobago and does not desire to take
the firearm or ammunition to which such licence relates with
him, he shall before leaving Trinidad and Tobago arrange for the
storage of such firearm or ammunition at a police station.
(3) A person who holds a Firearm User’s Licence and
has a firearm in his possession shall, when not carrying such
firearm on his person ensure that it is safely stored out of the
reach of children.
(4) Subject to subsections (6) and (7), the holder of a
Firearm User’s Licence may, if he does not desire to retain in his
possession the firearm or ammunition to which such licence
relates, surrender the licence and deliver the firearm or
ammunition to the officer in charge of the police station nearest
to the place at which he is ordinarily resident.
(5) Subject to subsections (6) and (7), every firearm
and any ammunition received at any police station under this
section shall—
(a) be delivered to any person who produces a
Firearm User’s Licence granted to him in
relation to such firearm or ammunition either
before or after the date on which such firearm
or ammunition was received at such police
station; or
(b) if not delivered to any person in accordance with
paragraph (a) within twelve months of the date
on which it was received at such police station,
render the owner thereof liable thereafter for
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Custody of
firearms and
ammunition.
[3 of 1994
3 of 2004
2 of 2011].
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Evidence.
Ch. 15:01.
payment of a storage fee in such sum or at such
rate as may be prescribed and if such fee is not
paid within six months of the expiry of the
period of twelve months mentioned above the
firearm or ammunition, or both as the case may
be, shall be forfeited to the State.
(6) A private security firm or company may, upon
payment of a fee of twenty dollars per firearm per month or such
other fee as the President may by Order prescribe, store firearms
or ammunition at a police station for the duration of the month or
part thereof, in respect of which the fee is paid.
(7) A firearm or ammunition received at a police station
under subsection (6) shall be delivered to the firm or company
upon the production of a Firearm User’s Licence issued in
relation to it and upon the payment of any arrears accruing under
subsection (6).
(8) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1),
(2) or (3), is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifteen
thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six years.
41. (1) All documents issued by or under the authority of
the Commissioner of Police shall be received in evidence in any
proceedings for an offence under this Act, in every case in which
the original document would be admissible in evidence by
production of a copy or extract purporting to be certified by the
Commissioner of Police or by a First Division police officer
above the rank of Senior Superintendent as set out in the First
Schedule to the Police Service Act.
(2) Any copy or extract made in pursuance of this section
may be in print or in writing, or partly in print and partly in writing.
(3) No proof shall be required of the handwriting or
official position of any person certifying in pursuance of this
section to the truth of any copy of or extract from any document.
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Section 7(1)(ja).
[3 of 2004]. SCHEDULE
(i) Historic Matchlock;
(ii) Flintlock;
(iii) Wheel-Lock;
(iv) Snaphaunce;
(v) percussion weapons;
(vi) old historic arms manufactured or readily available;
(vii) deactivated firearms and deactivated weapons of war; and
(viii) replica weapons with solid barrels intended solely for historical display.
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3/1971.
Citation.
Interpretation.
Air weapons.
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
FIREARMS (AIR WEAPONS) ORDER
made under section 2
1. This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Air
Weapons) Order.
2. In this Order “air weapon” means an air rifle, air gun or
air pistol.
3. For the purposes of the definition of “firearm” occurring
in section 2 of the Firearms Act, it is hereby declared that a
firearm does not include air weapons of or below .177 calibre,
unless the barrel thereof is rifled.
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FIREARMS REGULATIONS
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
REGULATION
1. Citation.
2. Interpretation.
3. General as to applications for the grant of licences.
FIREARM USER’S LICENCE
4. Form of application for Firearm User’s Licence.
5. Conditions as to licences.
6. Form of Firearm User’s Licence.
7. Instructions as to transactions in firearms and ammunition.
FIREARM DEALER’S LICENCE AND
GUNSMITH’S LICENCE
8. Particulars to be furnished for Firearm Dealer’s Licence or
Gunsmith’s Licence.
9. Form of Firearm Dealer’s Licence or Gunsmith’s Licence.
10. Particulars as to register of transactions in firearms.
CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS
11. Application for Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate.
12. Form of Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate.
13. Variation of licences, certificates or permits.
14. Firearm Disposal Permit.
15. Firearm Import Permit.
16. Permit to take firearm abroad.
17. Other certificates and permits.
18. Photographs.
19. Appropriate fee.
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REGULATION
MISCELLANEOUS
20. Public places prescribed under section 8 of the Act.
21. Custody of firearms and ammunition by officer of Customs.
22. Commissioner to keep records.
23. Fee.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
FOURTH SCHEDULE.
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31/1971.
[45 of 1979
51/1980
11 of 1988
6/1993
38/1995
10/1999].
Citation.
Interpretation.
General as to
applications for
the grant of
licences.
First Schedule.
Form of
application for
Firearm User’s
Licence.
Form 1.
First Schedule.
Conditions as to
licences.
FIREARMS REGULATIONS
made under section 36
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Firearms Regulations.
2. In these Regulations “licensed dealer” means the holder
of a Firearm Dealer’s Licence or Gunsmith’s Licence, as the case
may be.
3. Subject to these Regulations, any person who desires to
obtain the grant of a licence, certificate or permit shall apply to
the Commissioner of Police and shall furnish all relevant
particulars and make any relevant declaration specified in the
forms set out in the First Schedule.
FIREARM USER’S LICENCE
4. Applications for the grant of a Firearm User’s Licence
shall be made in the form set out as Form 1 in the First Schedule.
5. The Commissioner of Police on granting a licence under
Part II of the Act shall grant such licence subject to the following
conditions to be observed by the holder thereof in addition to any other
conditions subject to which the licence may be granted, that is to say—
(a) the firearms and ammunition to which the licence
relates shall at all times when not in actual use be
kept in a secure place with a view to preventing
access to them by unauthorised persons;
(b) the loss or theft of any of the firearms to which
the licence relates shall be at once reported to
the nearest police station;
(c) except the Commissioner otherwise permits, the
firearm and ammunition must be kept at the
permanent address of the holder of the licence
and the Commissioner must be notified in
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L.R.O.
Form of Firearm
User’s Licence.
Form 2.
Form 3.
First Schedule.
Form 2.
First Schedule.
Instructions as
to transactions
in firearms and
ammunition.
writing within forty-eight hours of any change
of such address and of any change in the address
at which the holder of the licence is otherwise
permitted to keep the firearm and ammunition;
(d) the holder of the licence shall take all necessary
steps to secure compliance with the provisions
of regulation 7.
6. (1) Every Firearm User’s Licence granted under Part II
of the Act shall be in the form set out as Form 2 in the First
Schedule, and shall contain forms of the certificate set out in
Form 3 in the First Schedule.
(2) Every firearm and ammunition purchased or
acquired under a licence granted under subregulation (1) shall be
produced within forty-eight hours of the grant of the licence at
the police station nearest to where the holder of the licence
resides for the purpose of obtaining the certificate required by
Form 2 in the First Schedule.
7. (1) The following instructions shall be complied with by
every licensed dealer from whom the holder of a Firearm User’s
Licence requires firearms or ammunition:
(a) every licensed dealer selling or parting with
possession of a firearm or ammunition to the
holder of a Firearm User’s Licence must sign
the certificate of the transaction on one of the
forms set out as Form 3 in the First Schedule
contained in the Firearm User’s Licence;
(b) the licensed dealer must obtain a receipt
containing the particulars set out in the
certificate from the holder of the Firearm User’s
Licence for any firearm or ammunition supplied
to the holder of such licence and keep it for
production if required;
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Form 3.
Particulars to be
furnished for
Firearm
Dealer’s
Licence or
Gunsmith’s
Licence.
Second
Schedule.
Form of Firearm
Dealer’s
Licence or
Gunsmith’s
Licence.
Forms 4 and 5.
Particulars as to
register of
transactions in
firearms.
(c) the licensed dealer from whom the holder of the
Firearm User’s Licence acquires any firearms or
ammunition must within forty-eight hours of the
completion of the transaction in respect of
which the certificate in Form 3 was given send
a copy of the certificate to the Commissioner
of Police;
(d) any other instructions which the Commissioner
of Police may see fit to impose.
(2) Every certificate given to the holder of a Firearm
User’s Licence shall be retained by him for production to the
licensed dealer or, if required, to a police officer.
FIREARM DEALER’S LICENCE AND
GUNSMITH’S LICENCE
8. Particulars set out in Part I of the Second Schedule shall
be furnished to the Commissioner of Police by persons who
apply for a Firearm Dealer’s Licence or a Gunsmith’s Licence as
the case may be under Part II of the Act.
9. A Firearm Dealer’s Licence or a Gunsmith’s Licence as
the case may be shall be in the forms respectively set out as
Forms 4 and 5 in the First Schedule and shall be subject to the
conditions in regulation 5, including in particular paragraph (d)
thereof, with respect to a Firearm User’s Licence.
10. (1) Every licensed dealer shall enter or cause to be
entered in the register of transactions required to be kept under
section 26(1) of the Act, the following particulars:
(a) the quantities and description of firearms and
ammunition purchased or acquired with the
names and addresses of the sellers or transferors
and the dates of the several transactions;
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Form 6.
First Schedule.
Second
Schedule.
Application for
Firearm User’s
(Employee’s)
Certificate.
Form 7.
First Schedule.
Form of Firearm
User’s
(Employee’s)
Certificate.
Form 8.
First Schedule.
Variation of
licences,
certificates or
permits.
Form 9.
First Schedule.
(b) the quantities and description of firearms and
ammunition sold or transferred with the names
and addresses of the purchasers and
transferees (except in cases where the
purchasers are transferees), the areas in which
firearms were sold or transferred and the dates
of the several transactions;
(c) the quantities and description of firearms and
ammunition accepted for sale, repair, test, proof,
cleaning, storage, destruction or other purpose,
with the names and addresses of the transferors
and the dates of the several transactions;
(d) the quantities and description of firearms and
ammunition in possession for sale or transfer at
the date of the last stocktaking or such other date
in each year as may be specified in the register.
(2) The register shall be kept in two books in the form
given as Form 6 in the First Schedule, and every licensed dealer
shall make returns to the Commissioner of Police at three-monthly
intervals commencing on 1st April in each year containing the
particulars set out in Part II of the Second Schedule.
CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS
11. Application for the grant of a Firearm User’s
(Employee’s) Certificate shall be made in the form set out as, and
shall contain such particulars as are specified in, Form 7 in the
First Schedule.
12. A Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate shall be in the
form set out as Form 8 in the First Schedule and shall be subject
to the conditions therein specified.
13. (1) Application for variation of a licence, certificate or
permit may be made by the holder thereof and shall be in the
form set out as, and contain such particulars as are specified in,
Form 9 in the First Schedule.
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(2) The conditions set out in regulation 5 (other than
paragraphs (b) and (d) thereof) shall not be subject to variation
whether by the Commissioner under section 20(1) of the Act or
upon an application under subregulation (1).
14. Application for a Firearm Disposal Permit shall be made
in the form set out as, and shall contain such particulars as are
specified in, Form 10 in the First Schedule and a Firearm
Disposal Permit shall be in the form set out as Form 11 in the
First Schedule.
15. Application for a Firearm Import Permit shall be in the
form and contain such particulars as are specified in Form 12 in
the First Schedule and a Firearm Import Permit shall be in the
form set out as Form 13 in the First Schedule and the provisions
of regulation 6(2) shall apply with such modifications and
adaptations as are necessary or expedient.
16. Application for a written permit to take a firearm abroad
in accordance with section 33 of the Act may be made by the
holder of a Firearm User’s Licence and shall be in the form set
out as, and contain such particulars as are specified in, Form 14
in the First Schedule and the written permit to do so shall be in
the form set out as Form 15 in the First Schedule.
17. Applications for all certificates and permits (other than
those expressly provided for herein) required to be issued under
any provision of the Act shall be made in writing and shall
contain such particulars as the Commissioner of Police may
require and such certificates and permit shall be in such form as
the Commissioner of Police may consider appropriate.
18. (1) Every application for a licence or a Firearm
User’s (Employee’s) Certificate shall be accompanied by two
copies of a recent photograph of the applicant, taken full face
and bareheaded.
Firearm
Disposal Permit.
Form 10.
Form 11.
First Schedule.
Firearm Import
Permit.
Form 12.
Form 13.
First Schedule.
Permit to take
firearm abroad.
Form 14.
Form 15.
First Schedule.
Other
certificates and
permits.
Photographs.
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(2) The size of the photograph shall not be more than
two and one-half inches by two inches or less than two inches by
one and one-half inches.
(3) A copy of the photograph shall be mounted upon
every licence or Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate and
immediately below such photograph the application shall
bear a specimen of the signature (or where such person
cannot write, the thumbprint) of the person to whom the
licence or certificate is granted.
19. (1) The appropriate fee payable in respect of a licence,
certificate or permit shall be the fees respectively set out in the
Third Schedule and shall be paid to the Commissioner and form
part of the general revenue.
(2) Any fee payable on the grant of a licence, certificate
or permit under these Regulations by virtue of section 39 of the
Act shall be paid before the applicant is granted the licence.
MISCELLANEOUS
20. For the purposes of section 8 of the Act (which
establishes an offence of carrying firearms or ammunition in
any public place prescribed by the President), the public
places set out in the Fourth Schedule shall be prescribed
public places.
21. (1) Subject to subsection (2), every firearm or
ammunition received by any officer of Customs pursuant to
section 32 of the Act shall be placed and retained in a sealed
packet and delivered to the Commissioner of Police who shall
keep the same until either—
(a) the traveller from whom it was received or some
other person obtains a Firearm Import Permit in
respect of such firearm or ammunition and a
licence or certificate authorising him to be in
possession of such firearm or ammunition and
Appropriate fee.
Third Schedule.
Public places
prescribed under
section 8 of the
Act.
Fourth
Schedule.
Custody of
firearms and
ammunition by
officer of
Customs.
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pays the appropriate Customs duty and fee on
such firearm or ammunition, in which event it
shall be delivered to the traveller; or
(b) such traveller gives reasonable notice in writing
to the Commissioner specifying some port at
which he intends to embark for some place
outside of Trinidad and Tobago, and the date,
time and vessel or aircraft upon which he
intends to embark, in which event the sealed
packet containing such firearm or ammunition
shall be delivered to the traveller immediately
before he so embarks.
(2) Where any firearm or ammunition is to be lodged at
the Carenage Police Station it shall be retained at that Station and
not delivered to the Commissioner of Police.
22. The Commissioner of Police shall keep books and
records respecting all licences, certificates and permits granted
by him under the Act in such form as he considers appropriate for
the purpose of securing the proper administration of the
provisions of the Act.
23. The fee for musketry training shall be two hundred
dollars for the training of a group of ten persons or less.
Commissioner
to keep records.
Fee.
[6 of 1993].
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Regulation 3.
Regulation 4.
FIRST SCHEDULE
FORMS
FORM 1
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
(FORM OF APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A
FIREARM USER’S LICENCE)
Applicant’s title and Surname ............................................................................
(Mr., Mrs. or Miss) Surname
Given names in full ............................................................................................
Full postal address ..............................................................................................
Details of firearms possessed at date of this application.
If none write NONE here ...................................................................................
Calibre Make Type Serial No.
Date of issue .......................................................................................................
Details of firearms desired to be purchased or acquired:
Dealer’s Name Calibre Make Type Serial No.
Details of ammunition desired to be purchased or acquired:
Dealer’s Name Quantity Calibre Type
Amount possessed at date of this application .....................................................
Maximum amount desired to be possessed at any one time ...............................
Total amount desired to be purchased or acquired in one year ..........................
Maximum amount desired to be purchased or acquired at any one time
............................................................................................................................
Height ............................... Nationality .............................................................
Occupation ........................................................................ Age .........................
Business address: ...............................................................................................
............................................................................................................................
Permanent address if different from above: ........................................................
............................................................................................................................
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Do you suffer from any form of mental disorder or defect? YES/ NO
If YES, give details: ...........................................................................................
Have you been convicted of any offence, other than minor traffic
offences? YES/ NO
If YES, give details: ...........................................................................................
Reasons for requiring each of the firearms and the ammunition specified:
............................................................................................................................
Where do you intend to use each of the firearm’s specified? ..............................
Where, if a Firearm User’s Licence is granted will each of the firearms and the
ammunition specified be kept when not in use and what arrangements have
been made for their safe custody? ......................................................................
I hereby apply to the Commissioner of Police for a Firearm User’s Licence
in respect of the above-mentioned firearm(s) and ammunition and for the
reasons specified.
I declare that the statements made on this form are true.
Date ....................................... Usual signature of applicant ...............................
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Regulation 6.FORM 2
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
FIREARM USER’S LICENCE
Licence No.
...........................................
Signature
This Licence is granted to ..............................................................................
of ........................................... and relates to the firearms and ammunition
specified hereunder—
(1) Firearms:
Authorised to keep or to acquire (a)........................
(2) Ammunition:
Authority to possess
(i) Maximum amount author ised to be
possessed at any time (b).............................
Authority to acquire
(ii) Total amount authorised to be acquired in
one year (c) .................................................
(iii) Maximum amount authorised to be acquired
at any one time ............................................
......................................... ...............................................................
Date Commissioner of Police
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I ..........................Police Officer hereby certify that I have examined the
firearm and ammunition to which this licence relates and that I am satisfied
that the firearm and ammunition are in conformity with this licence.
Dated: ............................................
Police Station: ....................................................................................................
..................................................
Police Officer
Notes: (a) State type, quantity, make, calibre, identification numbers and
any other distinguishing marks.
(b) State type, quantity and calibre.
(c) State type and quantity.
The following conditions shall be observed by the holder of this licence:
(1) the firearms and ammunition to which this licence relates shall at all
times when not in actual use be kept in a secure place with a view to
preventing access to them by unauthorised persons;
(2) the loss or theft of any of the firearms to which this licence relates
shall be reported at once to the nearest police station;
(3) except the Commissioner otherwise permits, the firearm and
ammunition must be kept at the permanent address of the holder of the licence
and the Commissioner must be notified in writing within forty-eight (48)
hours of any change of such address and of the address at which the holder of
the licence is otherwise permitted to keep the firearm or ammunition;
(4) the holder of this licence shall take all necessary steps to secure that
regulation 7 of the Firearms Regulations (which relates to instructions
concerning the sale or transfer of firearms and ammunition by licensed
dealers) is complied with;
(5) every firearm purchased or acquired under this licence shall be
produced within forty-eight (48) hours at the nearest police station for the
purpose of obtaining the certificate of the police officer.
(Here insert any other conditions subject to which the Commissioner of
Police may grant this licence).
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Re
gu
lat
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s 6
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d 7
.
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Regulation 9.
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FORM 4
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
FIREARM DEALER’S LICENCE
Licence No.
......................................... of ............................................................................
is hereby licensed to buy or sell or buy and sell *firearms and ammunition
under the provisions of the Firearms Act, at the premises known
as.........................................................................................................................
situated at ...........................................................................................................
Dated this ................................ day of ............................................... 20.......
..............................................................
Commissioner of Police
*Delete whichever is inapplicable.
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FORM 5
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
GUNSMITH’S LICENCE
Licence No.
................................................... of ....................................................................
is hereby licensed to carry on the business of repairing, testing or proving firearms
or ammunition and such other business incidental to the foregoing as is specified
below under the provisions of the Firearms Act, at the premises known
as.........................................................................................................................
situated at ...........................................................................................................
Incidental Business
Dated this..........................day of ..................................................... 20.........
.............................................................
Commissioner of Police
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*Description to be full and accurate—specifying whether rifle, gun, etc., Serial
No., number of barrels or chambers in case of revolvers, bore, whether
magazine or repeating, maker’s name, if known, etc. Total at date of last
stocktaking or other specified date.
†Remarks to specify whether for sale, repair, etc.
Regulation
10(2).
†Remarks*Description
of Firearm or
ammunition
Number
and
nature
of licence
Address of
persons
from whom
received
Persons
from whom
received
Date of
Receipt
FORM 6
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
FORM OF REGISTER OF TRANSACTIONS TO BE
KEPT BY A LICENSED DEALER
1. FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
RECEIPT BOOK
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*Description to be full and accurate—specifying whether rifle, gun, etc.,
Serial No., number of barrels or chambers in case of revolvers, bore, whether
magazine or repeating, maker’s name, if known, etc., quantity, type and
calibre of ammunition.
†Remarks to specify whether for sale, repair, etc.
†Remarks*Description
of firearms
or
ammunition
Nature
of
licence
Number
of
licence
Address
of
persons
to whom
delivered
Persons to
whom
delivered
Date of
delivery
2. FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
DELIVERY BOOK
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Regulation 11.FORM 7
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A FIREARM
USER’S (EMPLOYEE’S) CERTIFICATE
To: the Commissioner of Police,
Application is hereby made under the above-mentioned Act for the grant
of a Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate and the following particulars
are supplied:
1. Surname .................................................................................................
2. Full given names ....................................................................................
3. Permanent address in Trinidad and Tobago ............................................
................................................................................................................
4. Nature of employment with holder of a Firearm User’s Licence
................................................................................................................
5. Age .........................................................................................................
6. Are you a restricted person disqualified from holding or obtaining a
licence, certificate or permit? .................................................................
7. Have you ever been refused a licence, certificate, or permit or had
one revoked? ..........................................................................................
8. Do you suffer from epilepsy, or from sudden attacks of disabling
giddiness or fainting? .............................................................................
9. Are you suffering from any other disease, mental or physical, or
disability which would be likely to cause the possession of a firearm or
ammunition by you to be a source of danger to the public?
................................................................................................................
I declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the answers given
above are true.
Date .................................. .............................................................
Usual signature of applicant
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I ............................................. of ...................................................................
being the holder of a Firearm User’s Licence No. .............................. and
desiring the applicant who is my employee to obtain a Firearm User’s
(Employee’s) Certificate for the reasons set out below, hereby consent to the
making of this application.
Reason ...........................................................................................................
Dated ...................................... ..............................................................
Signature of Firearm User’s Licence
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FORM 8
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
FIREARM USER’S (EMPLOYEE’S) CERTIFICATE
Certificate No.
................................................. of ......................................................................
is by this certificate authorised to keep, carry and use in connection with the
business of ..........................................................................................................
the holder of a Firearm User’s Licence No. ........................................................
the firearm and ammunition specified hereunder—
(1) Firearm—
Authorised to be kept, carried and used (a) ......................................
(2) Ammunition—
Maximum amount authorised to be possessed at any
time (b) ...................................
Date .................................... .......................................................
Commissioner of Police
Notes:
(a) State type, quantity, make, calibre, identification number and
other distinguishing marks.
(b) State type, quantity and calibre.
The following conditions shall be observed by the holder of this Certificate:
(1) The firearm and ammunition to which this certificate relates shall be
kept, carried and used by the holder thereof only on such occasion as he is
actually in the course of the performance of his duties in connection with
the business of his employer and shall immediately thereafter be returned to
the employer.
(2) (Insert any other condition)
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APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF A LICENCE
OR CERTIFICATE
Name in full ........................................................................................................
(Block Capitals)
Address in full ...................................................................................................
(Block Capitals)
............................................................................................................................
If above address is temporary only, state permanent address:
............................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................
Nationality .........................................................................................................
Details of licence or certificate to be varied: ......................................................
Details of firearms desired to be purchased or acquired: ....................................
Type Serial Number................................................................
Dealer’s Name, Calibre, Make: ..........................................................................
............................................................................................................................
Details of ammunition desired to be purchased or acquired:
Dealer’s Name, Quantity, Calibre, Type: ............................................................
............................................................................................................................
Amount possessed at date of this application .....................................................
Maximum amount desired to be possessed at any one time ...............................
Total amount desired to be possessed in any one year ........................................
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THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
APPLICATION FOR A FIREARM DISPOSAL PERMIT
Application is hereby made for a Firearm Disposal Permit for the purpose
of disposing by way of sale or gift* the firearm or ammunition in respect of
which I am the holder of a Firearm User’s Licence hereto attached.
Name and address of person to whom it is proposed to dispose of firearm or
ammunition, if known ........................................................................................
............................................................................................................................
Date ................................... ..................................................
Applicant
*Delete whichever is inapplicable.
Maximum amount desired to be purchased or acquired at any one time
............................................................................................................................
Any conditions desired to be varied ...................................................................
............................................................................................................................
Licence or Certificate No ................. Date of Licence or Certificate .................
Reason for variation ...........................................................................................
I hereby apply to the Commissioner of Police for the variation of the
licence or certificate specified above, and I declare that the statements made
on this form are true in all respects.
Date ........................................ Signature...............................................
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THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
FIREARMS DISPOSAL PERMIT
Permit No.
Permission is hereby granted to .......................................................................................
(Name)
of ......................................................................................................................................
(Address)
to have the firearms and ammunition described below in possession for sale or gift or
for sale by auction and to expose them for sale by auction, and to give or sell them or
sell them by auction at ......................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................
on the terms that—
(1) The person to whom this permit is granted shall—
(a) give or sell the firearms or ammunition only to persons who have obtained
a Firearm User’s Licence or a Firearm Dealer’s Licence;
(b) if the sale is by auction, shall inform the Commissioner of Police at once
of the name and address of any person purchasing or acquiring the firearm
or ammunition from the holder of this permit and shall deliver the firearms
or ammunition, only if the person purchasing or acquiring the same
obtains a Firearm User’s Licence.
(2) Any theft or loss shall be reported at once to the Commissioner of Police.
(3) This permit shall be returned to the Commissioner of Police on or before the
date on which it expires.
Description of Firearm and Ammunition
(a) State type, quantity, make, calibre, identification numbers and any other
distinguishing marks.
(b) State type, quantity and calibre.
(c) State type and quantity.
This permit expires on ......................................................................................................
(Date)
...........................................................................
Commissioner of Police
NOTE:—It is an offence under section 9 of the Firearms Act, to sell or transfer a firearm or
ammunition to a person, who does not hold a Firearm User’s Licence with respect to such firearm
or ammunition.
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Manufacturer ......................................................................................................
Country of Manufacture .....................................................................................
Regulation 15.
Other Distinguishing MarksType of AmmunitionCalibreQuantity
2. AMMUNITION
Manufacturer ......................................................................................................
Model .................................................................................................................
Country of Manufacture .....................................................................................
Calibre No. of
Shots
Action
Double/Single
Overall
Length
Barrel
Length
To: the Commissioner of Police,
Application is hereby made for the grant of a Firearm Import Permit for
the purpose of importing the firearms and ammunition specified hereunder.
I am the holder of a Firearm Dealer’s /User’s* Licence No. ..............................
1. FIREARMS
Quantity
FORM 12
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
APPLICATION FOR A FIREARM IMPORT PERMIT
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Name of Applicant ............................... Resident of ..........................................
Address ..............................................................................................................
Telephone ............................................. Fax ......................................................
............................................... .......................................................
Signature of Applicant Date
*Delete as applicable.
Final Recipient
Name ...........................................
Address ........................................
Resident of .................................
Telephone ..................... Fax ......
4. Reasons for requiring Firearm(s)
and Ammunition specified above
..........................................................
..........................................................
..........................................................
..........................................................
..........................................................
3. Name of Exporter .................................................................................
Address ................................................................................................
Telephone .............................................................. Fax .......................
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1. DETAILS OF FIREARMS TO BE IMPORTED
FORM 13
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
FIREARM IMPORT PERMIT
Commissioner’s Office
Police Administration Building
Corner Edward and Sackville Streets
Port-of-Spain
Tel: (868) 623-8420
Fax: (868) 623-2585
Permit No.
Permission is hereby granted to ..................................................................... of
............................................................................................................................
Telephone ............................................ Fax ........................ being a resident of
................................................... and a holder of a Firearm Dealer’s/User’s*
Licence No. .......................................... to import the firearms and ammunition
specified hereunder from ............................................................................... of
............................................................................................................................
................................................. Telephone ................................ Fax .................
for ................................................... of ...............................................................
............................................... Telephone ................................ Fax ...................
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Maximum amount authorised to be imported at any one
time ..................................................................................
..........................................................................................
TYPEQUANTITY
2. AMMUNITION
Dated .................................. ..........................................................
Expiry Date ........................
I ............................................................. Police Officer hereby certify that I have
examined the firearms and ammunition to which this permit relates and that I am
satisfied that the firearms and ammunition are in conformity with this permit.
Dated .................................... ..............................................................
Police Officer
Police Station ...............................................................................
*Delete as applicable.
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FORM 15
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
PERMIT TO TAKE FIREARMS ABROAD
Permit No.
Permission is hereby granted to ...............................................................
of ................................................................... to take with him outside Trinidad
and Tobago .....................................................* the firearms and ammunition
specified hereunder:
(a) Firearms authorised to be taken abroad†
(b) Ammunition maximum amount authorised to be taken abroad‡
Dated ..................................... ...................................................
Commissioner of Police
NOTES:— * Insert here description of vessel, ship or aircraft.
† State type, quantity, maker’s name, calibre, identification number and any other
distinguishing marks.
‡ State type, quantity and calibre.
Regulation 16.
Regulation 16.
FORM 14
THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
APPLICATION TO TAKE FIREARM ABROAD
To the Commissioner of Police,
Application is hereby made for the permission to take with me outside
Trinidad and Tobago .......................................... *the firearms and ammunition
specified hereunder—
(a) Firearms desired to be taken abroad†
(b) Ammunition maximum amount desired to be taken abroad‡
Reasons: .................................................................................................
Destination: ............................................................................................
Dated ...................................... ....................................................
Applicant
NOTES:— * Insert here description of vessel, ship or aircraft.
† State type, quantity, make, calibre, identification number and any other
distinguishing marks.
‡ State type, quantity and calibre.
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THE FIREARMS REGULATIONS
PART I
PARTICULARS TO BE FURNISHED TO THE
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BY A PERSON WHO
APPLIES TO BE A LICENSED DEALER UNDER PART II
OF THE FIREARMS ACT
Name of applicant, in full: ..................................................................................
Nationality of applicant: .....................................................................................
Place of residence of applicant: ..........................................................................
Address of every place of business at which the applicant proposes to carry
on business as a licensed dealer, and name under which the business will be
carried on.
Nature of the firearms business to be carried on at each address, i.e.,
whether repair, test or proof, or sale, wholesale or retail, and whether the
business will be confined to any particular type of firearm or ammunition.
Other business, if any, which will be carried on by the applicant or any
other person at each address, and the name under which such business will be
carried on.
Facts indicating that the applicant can be permitted to carry on business as
a licensed dealer without danger to the public safety or to the peace.
Name and address of a person who can testify concerning the applicant, if
required and who must not be a member of the applicant’s family, and who
must be—
(a) a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago; and
(b) a member of Parliament, justice of the peace, minister
of religion, doctor, lawyer, bank officer or person of
similar standing,
and have known the applicant personally for at least two years.
Address to which certificate of registration, if granted, is to be sent.
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THIRD SCHEDULE
APPROPRIATE FEE
DESCRIPTION OF LICENCE, CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT
1. Firearm User’s Licence … … … … … …
2. Firearm User’s Licence (Member of Rifle Association
approval by President) … … … … … …
3. Firearm User’s Licence (Shotgun) … … … …
4. Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate … … …
5. Firearm User’s (Employee’ s) Certificate (Shotgun) …
6. Firearm User’s (Employee’s) Certificate (Revenue Officer
or other public officer) … … … … … …
7. Firearm Dealer’s Licence … … … … … …
8. Gunsmith’s Licence … … … … … … …
9. Firearm Disposal Permit … … … … … …
10. Firearm Import Permit (per firearm) … … … …
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Fee
$
150.00
20.00
120.00
80.00
50.00
Nil
500.00
100.00
Nil
5.00
Section 15(2).
Regulation 19.
[11/1988
6/1993].
PART II
PARTICULARS OF RETURNS OF TRANSACTIONS TO BE
FURNISHED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BY
LICENSED DEALERS ONCE EVERY QUARTER
1. Extracts showing—
(a) type of firearms purchased, sold or otherwise transferred;
(b) name and address of person from whom the firearm was
purchased or to whom transferred;
(c) the number of the Firearm User’s Licence or Firearm Dealer’s
Licence of the person mentioned in subparagraph (b) above.
2. A return of the quantity, type and calibre of all ammunition imported, on
hand and sold.
3. In the case of the holder of a Gunsmith’s Licence, full particulars of all
transactions for which the written approval of the Commissioner of Police is
required under section 15(2) of the Act, together with the written approval in
each case.
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APPROPRIATE FEE
DESCRIPTION OF LICENCE, CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT—Continued
11. Permit to take firearm abroad (per firearm) … … …
12. Variation of Licence, Certificate or Permit … … …
13. Permit under section 7(2) of the Act … … … …
14. Duplicate copy of any Licence, Certificate or Permit for
which a fee is payable … … … … … …
FOURTH SCHEDULE
Prescribed Public Places under section 8 of the Act.
1. All ordinary Courts of Law.
2. The Senate and the House of Representatives.
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Fee
$
5.00
10.00
Nil
20.00
Regulation 20.
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